This past fall, DCNR hosted several webinars about DCNR’s recreation and conservation grants, and Pennsylvania’s new outdoor recreation plan -- Recreation for All.

If you missed those webinars, or are in need of a refresher, you’re in luck!

Recordings of all the webinar presentations and breakout sessions are now available on DCNR’s YouTube page:

-- Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant Webinars -- Need funding for your park, trail, or conservation project? These videos provide tips on the grant programs, including what kinds of projects can be funded, how applications are scored, and strategies to make your application more competitive.

-- Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan Webinars -- Each webinar focuses on one of the Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan’s five priority areas and cover challenges and opportunities facing Pennsylvania communities, research findings, and best practices. Special guests already helping to implement the plan also share their stories.

New Grant Round Opening Soon

To learn more about riparian buffer, recreation, land conservation grant opportunities, visit DCNR’s Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grant webpage. 

A new grant round will be opening January 19 and closes April 14.  Click Here to learn more.

For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, Click Here to sign up for the Resource newsletter, Visit the Good Natured DCNR Blog,  Click Here for upcoming events, Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

Other Grant Opportunities

These programs provide grants for buffers and land conservation work----

November 30-- NRCS-PA: Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program

December 1-- Agriculture Farm Conservation Excellence Grants - Lancaster/York

December 18-- NRCS-PA Farmer, Landowner Assistance

December 31-- NRCS- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

December 31-- NRCS- Conservation Plans

February 19-- NRCS-PA Farmer, Landowner Assistance

April 12-- DEP Farm Nutrient Reduction, Small Business Energy Efficiency Grants

(Reprinted from the Nov. 25 DCNR Resource newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

Related Articles - DCNR:

-- DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tina Englert, Friends Of Nolde Forest, 2019 Volunteer Of The Year

-- DCNR Good Natured Blog: Making Progress On Streamside Forests; 2021 Buffer Summit March 10-11

-- DCNR Highlights $400,000 Investment To Improve Recreation, Help Restore Codorus Creek In York County; New Grant Round Opening Soon

-- November 25 DCNR Resource Newsletter

[Posted: November 26, 2020]

11/30/2020